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Staff in surname order:

Badman,

S

Permanent Way staff *

Baker,

Edward

Fireman

Barnes,

Arthur

Driver *

Beere

Frank

Portishead station master (in 1912 photo) * later Station Manager, Clevedon

Bennett,

Tom

Driver

Brooks,

J

Permanent Way staff *

Carey,

E C (Dan)

Guard - started in 1923 and left 1927 then joined GWR * - son is Howard Carey

Coles,

Charles

Driver until the General Strike in 1926 - see also Memories *

Cooper

J

Permanent Way staff *

Cullen,

Alfred

Guard then Fireman (1915)

Cullen,

Bill

Conductor (in 1911 photo)

Day,

E

Crossing Keeper, Clevedon *

Davey,

Henry

Guard 1907

Denmead,

F

Permanent Way *

Diamond,

J

Permanent Way staff *

Elford,

James

Fireman

Evans,

Edward

Driver

Ford,

Horace

Guard

Gatford,

Tom

Driver until closure. Drove last train. Formerly on Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway

Gooding,

G

Permanent Way staff Worle *

Grundy,

Arthur J

Manager of Clevedon headquarters *

Grundy,

Gordon

Station Agent Clevedon *

Grundy,

Sidney

Station Agent Clevedon * later Portishead

Hancock,

George

Fireman then Driver (in 1897 and 1905 photo)

Halliday,

A

Driver *

Hedger,

Tom

Fireman * later Driver

Hill,

Alf #

Chief Fitter

Hill,

Alf,

Fitter (son of Alf Hill #)

Hill,

Fred

Fitter (son of Alf Hill #)

Hodges,

J

Station Master Weston-super-Mare 1907

Jenkins,

Arthur

Railcar Conductor *

Jones,

John (Jack) R

Driver at opening of railway (ex GWR)

Maize,

John

Driver

Morgan,

George

Driver of the railcar

Plumley,

Stan

Day cleaner (later Fireman) * (See Magazines- Tenterden Terrier)

Preston,

William

Fireman (in 1898 photo) , later Driver

Radford,

Florence

Station Mistress at Worle *

Ralph,

A

Carpenter *

Read,

F

Night Cleaner *

Riddick,

Jack H

Guard for about 20 years. Joined railway in 1914 *

Robbins,

J

Permanent Way Portishead *

Sharpe,

Albert

Fireman * later Driver

Simonds,

O

Permanent Way *

Sperring,

Joseph

Crossing Keeper, Worle

Stone,

William C

Guard

Surtees,

R

Station Master, Weston Super Mare *

Taylor,

A

Permanent Way *

Thomas,

F

Permanent Way staff *

Toomey,

Charles

Porter, Clevedon *

Vowles,

James

Permanent Way Staff *

Ware,

Vick

Station Agent at Portishead. Nephew of Frank Beere. Died 3 February 2010.

Warren,

F

Porter, Portishead *

Whitting,

William (Bruff)

Conductor 1907, later Driver

Wintour,

Edward R

Traffic Manager and Loco Superintendent 1897 to 1903

Woodland,

Bert

Fitter’s Mate * later Driver

People


This page contains details of many of the staff and people involved with the WC&P Railway.

The information below is mostly gleaned from the books by Colin Maggs and Christopher Redwood.


Items marked * are listed in Colin Maggs’ book as staff in 1925.


John Francis Ranald Daniel – Secretary of WCPT and Managing Director of the WCPLR until 1911 before Col Stephens. Born 1829. Died 1918.

Col. Holman Fred Stephens – see History. See also Col Stephens’ Society web site entry.

William Henry Austen – see History

George S Newton – General Manager from 1903 to 1911

Spencer Gore-Browne – Chairman of WCPLR 1907



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